Yes I thought it was quite good. Their low budget obviously impacted how much they could show of Europa itself, which was a shame because the few shots they did manage were really nice. Biggest disappointment was the ending...

[Europa Report spoilers below]

I thought the bio-luminescent squid alien was quite weak. There was no indication of an established eco-system that could support a predator of that size. Also, making alien life essentially the same as life on Earth seems quite short on imagination.

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The aliens in my story will have more in common with the Minds in Ian M Banks' Culture novels, and are also inspired by "The Rapacious Hardscrapple Frontier" [PDF Warning]This is a short essay by Robin Hanson about the probable behavior and nature of humanity as it expands to occupy the rest of the Milky Way.

That's a good point. To a human eye it would certainly be dim, but not as dark as night-time, probably more like a gloomy day. However if it's being viewed via a camera (or a virtual, in-game camera) then the brightness depends mainly on the exposure. Here's a shot of Europa from space:

As you can see there's more than enough light for a good picture. We don't have any shots from the surface of Europa yet, but we do have one from Saturn's moon Titan, which is even further out.

Again, it's certainly bright enough to make out details.

How about Pluto - that must be very dark right...

Nope, still bright enough for stark shadows behind the mountains. Much brighter than a moonlit night in fact.